News Bulletin

5th May 2017

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

K-P fines 25 education officers over truancy

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has imposed fines on 25 district education officers (DEO) for repeated absence from work, following a report prepared by the provincial education department’s Independent Monitoring Unit (IMU).

Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) has been spent around Rs 1 billion on the first phase for upgradation of federal public schools under Prime Minister Education Reforms Programme, said Parliamentary Secretary for CADD, Maiza Hameed. She said that Rs 3 billion more for upgradation of next 200 schools under Phase-II of education reforms programme were expected to be released by the federal government very soon.

US Consul General in Lahore Yuriy Fedkiw launched English Access Micro-scholarship Program-me in Faisalabad, for students of ages between 13-20, on Thursday, saying that the programme helps create leadership and community service qualities in students.

Private schools reject the demand for private schools to have playgrounds

Owners of private schools in Lahore complained to All Pakistan Private School Management. Moreover, they said that they’ve been working for the promotion of education but have always been underappreciated.

Universities, educational institutions are power houses for change in society: DG Rangers Addressing the students and faculty of Sindh Madressatul Islam University in Karachi, Major General Mohammad Saeed said universities and educational institutions are power houses that can bring positive change in the society and in the country.

Secretary of School Education Department, Government of Sindh, Abdul Aziz Uqaili said that secondary education will be a top priority as existing school infrastructure is inadequate to accommodate students beyond primary level.

US Consulate General holds American poetry mushaira with young students

In honor of National Poetry Month, ‘The Dawn of Freedom’ poetry contest included the participation of approximately 60 young students from local schools and highlighted how poetry can unite different cultures.

In the case regarding harassment of women caught cheating, Justice Shah Nawaz Tariq met with the governor Sindh. The governor went on to say that there can be no progress without women and they should be given due respect.

The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) ‘Goal’ – an initiative to empower adolescent girls through a combination of sports and life skills – recently completed its first year in Pakistan. An education programme that aims to provide financial literacy, life skills and employability training to low-income adolescent girls globally, Goal was initiated in April 2016 in Pakistan with SCB’s international NGO partner, Women Win and the locally selected partner, Right to Play.

Detailed report of security measurements in schools all over Sindh demanded

Sindh High Court has asked for a detailed report containing the details regarding the security measurements in place after the APS attack in Peshawar, as it posed a serious threat to educational institutes countrywide

Sharing the School Education Department’s line of action with development partners, secretary schools Abdul Aziz Uqaili claimed secondary education will be the department’s top priority as 90 percent of the schools in the existing education infrastructure were primary.

I will read a book from every country, vows Pakistan’s 13 year old ‘Ann Morgan’

Following in the footsteps of write Ann Morgan, this 13 year old aims to read one book from each country. The difference between the two is that while Ann Morgan did it during the span of her life, Aisha wants to do it in a year.